Two more California credit unions have announced merger plans.

The 7(a) and 504 loan programs set records with 110,275 loans approved totaling more than $20.6 billion as of Sept. 30, the end of the Small Business Administration's fiscal year.

Scalability is a big deal for software users at all kinds of organizations, including in the world of phishing and other online fraud.

The lawsuit brought by the $295 million Lafayette Federal Credit Union against a former CEO, Bill Brooks, and his son continues to move slowly through the courts. In the latest twist the Brookses have accused the CU of trying to deliberately slow the litigation to increase legal costs.